Portable Appliance Testing Explained

The term PAT generally refers to in-service inspection and testing of portable appliances.

Electrical appliances are built to specific standards and these appliances undergo Type Approval Tests and the Production Line Tests by the manufacturer before they reach the customer to ensure that they conform to the required standards.

PAT testing is essentially a repeat of the electrical safety tests that were carried out at the time the product was built. It is a periodic in-service electrical safety inspection and test to ensure that the electrical safety of the appliance is not compromised while the equipment is in service.

A typical PAT test will include inspection and some of the following tests:

Introduction to PAT testing video

PATCert utilises state of the art test equipment and test routines that have been developed over many years to provide a fast, efficient and professional PAT testing service. The service is backed up by the use of sophisticated software to provide full data management and storage of results, for our customers.